Two Day International Conference on Shiʿi Studies hosted by Leiden University Shiʿi Studies Initiative, in cooperation with the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, and sponsored by The Shiʿa Research Institute and the Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies.,,
Read More »Call for Application: PhD Studentship in Arab and Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Middle East Politics, Ethno-Political Studies, Kurdish Studies or Palestine Studies
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies is seeking applications for three PhD studentships for excellent doctoral students whose area of specialization fits and complements the research interests of....
Read More »Job Opening: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Law and Learning in Shiite Islam
The full-time posts are available on a fixed term basis from 1st April 2019 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a period of 2 years in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, College of...
Read More »Call for Applications: Understanding Shari’a: Past Perfect, Imperfect Present
"Uses of the Past in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice Summer School" project aims to make a contribution to raising the level of public debate around these issues by emphasising the creative and future-orientation of modern Muslim understandings of the past...
Read More »Islamic Law and Sexuality Conference
This two day workshop aims to investigate questions of Islamic law and sexuality, broadly conceived, including but not limited to such subjects as il/legitimate sex, communal perceptions of sexuality, marriage, sexual violence, gender, concubinage and...
Read More »Call for Papers: Governance and Violence in Islamic Law
A workshop titled “Governance and Violence in Islamic Law” will be held on 24th November 2017 at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies University of Exeter Funded by the...
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